Section-harrow.



H W.HARUN.

' SECTION'HARROW. APPLICATION man )uns lo. |914.

1,1 37,857. Patented May 4, 1915.

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INVENTUR H Wrlz'm TORNEYS THE NORRIS PE`TERS C0 PHOTCJJTHC WAS 'VNG TON. D I' H. W. HRLIN SECTION HARROW.

APP'LlcATloN min wus lo. 1914.

l,13?,857 i Patented May 4, 1915.

. WITNESSES: INVENTOR @iM/@wim Zum ATTORNEYS :NE Nmems PETERS C0.. FHOTU LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. cV

HARRY W. HARLIN, OF HERIVILEIGI-I, TEXAS.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patenten May a, m15.

Application filed June 10, 1914. Serial No. 844,125.

f citizen of the United States, residing at Hermleigh, in the county of Scurry and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Section-Harrows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new `and useful improvements in section harrows.

Its object is to provide a section harrow that may be very readily attached to an ordinary planter, cultivator or other farm implement, and which will include a considerable number of harrow sections, alined ytransversely of the direction of travel, so

that the implement will be adapted to harrow a field in a comparatively short time.

Another object of thefinvention is to provide a connection between the harrow sections that will hold said sectionsproperly spaced so that they cannot .interfere with one another when the harrow is being turned at the end of the row, this connection being such however' as to allow each section to pivot about its forward end so as to accommodate itself to inequalities in the ground.

A further object of the invention is to provide a section harrow equipped with two sets of harrow sections, one set of which are a permanent feature of the harrow, while the other set may be fastened on or removed according to the nature of the work to be one.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, eiiicient and simple and comparatively inexpensive to produce, also one the several parts of which will not be likely to get out of working order.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation, an example of which is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein.:

Figure l is a plan view of my harrow, the permanent set of harrow sections being shown in full lines, and the removable set in dash lines. Fig. 2 is a view of the same in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view ofv one of the harrow sections,

taken upon the line a-a of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the manner of securing my harrow to the tongue of a farm implement.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts in all the figures, the numeral l denotes the axle and 2 the transporting wheels, and 3 the tongue of an ordinary farm implement, which may be a planter, a cultivator or almost any wheeled farm implement. rllhe. connection between the tongue and the axle of the implement is shown as being established by a bearing 4 secured to the rear end of the tongue there beneath and receiving the axle at its center.

A. short distance in front of the wheels, there is rigidly and transversely mounted upon the tongue an elongatedV beam 5, which is reinforced throughout its entire length by a metallic angle bar 6, having its two integral portions respectively contiguous with the top and rear faces of the beam 5. The beam 5 is clamped fast to the tongue at the center of said beam by a pair of vertical bolts 7 disposed at each side of the tongue, their lower ends engaging a plate 8 transversely passing beneath the tongue, and their upper ends receiving nuts screwed fast against the top of the member 6. Between the beam 5 and the tongue there is interposed the horizontal portion of an angular metal bar 9, having its vertical portion contiguous with the vertical portion of the member 6, the bolts 7 being passed through the member 9. In order to more positively insure rigidity betweenV the tongue and the beam 5, the member 9 is integrally formed with a pair of depending ribs 10, engaging the lateral faces of the tongue.

To the composite beam formed by the members 5 and 6, there are secured the forward ends of two U -shaped frames 11, which extend rearwardly from said beam at a downward inclination, passing just between thev tongue, with a rod 16 extending rearwardly and downwardly. The rear end lof the rod 16 is attached to the center of a j yoke member V17, having its parallel end portions projecting rearwardly and down?V kwardly. j

f Betweenthe rearwardly projecting ends ofthe yoke 17, there is engaged the forward end of a harrow section A, comprising a y'so pair of lateral members 18, inclined slightly toward each otherfrom back to front and three'equally spaced cross ybars 19 parallel to the composite beam 5, 6, the ends of the front bar 19 being loosely mounted in the ends of the yoke 17.

" With the hai-row section A there is correlated al lever mechanism for simultaneously rocking the three cross bars 19, so as to vary lthe angle of the teeth 2O relative to the ground. The rearmost bar 19 of. each harrow section has rigid connection 'with a lever V21. With said lever, there is intei'mediately connected the rear extremity of a bar 22. Said bar extends forwardly above the other two bars 19, and has pivotal connection with a pair of arms 23V projecting rigidly upward `from said bars 19. Obviously when the lever 21'is subjected to an angular displacement, thetliree bars v19 will be rocked, and the teethY 20 will be deflected at an angle with the vertical equal to the angle of deflection ofthe leven.v y

l In order to hold the lever 21 adjusted in various positions ofangular displacement, there is correlated with said lever an arcuate rack 24, having the lower end of the lever as its center of curvature, said rack beingv xmounted `upon a bar 25 connecting the three barsv 19 of the liarrow section midway be- 'end to the yoke 17, the other two extremitiesl vtween the bars 18. l n At each side of the harrow section A,

there are mounted two other harrow sectionsL ends of a yoke member 17. yThe sections A y are equidistantly spaced a distance substantially equal to their own width. Eachv of the two outer sections has connection with the beam 5, 6 by a chain 26 and a rod 27, the chain being attached at its front end to the beam 5, 6 and the rod secured at its rear of the rod and' chain being connected.`

. Iny Fig. 1, between each two adjacent liar- Vrowv sections` A, there is shown in dash lines a Vremovable harrow sectionv B, the two uttermostV sections B having 'connection with the beam 5, 6, by chains 26` rods 27, and yoke 17 y while the other two sections B are engaged (at theirlfront ends) by yokes 17 which are respectively swingingly secured to the rear ends of the frames 11. 'Ivhe removable sections B are somewhat larger than the per- When land is being prepared for planting,

or when the.v young crop has just made its Y appearance the harrows A and B will be u'sedconjointly. i n Subsequently when itis desired'toV cultiharrows (shown in dash lines) will be re'- moved, and only those shown in full lines will be'employed, each of the sametraveling between two of the rows of plants.y Crusts formed by rain are readily Vdissipatedby the harrows passing over the sprouting rows, and early weeds in the rows are eliininated.-V Later, after each rain it is possible 'to make rapid headway inl breaking ,the

crust between rows and destroying weeds, leaving a good mulch.V The rapidityof operation over a given area reduces lthe loss Y of moisture tol a minimum. t

The above described device isdesigned ,to

Y meet a long sought requirement for the rapid I The inventionv is presented as including all such modifications and changes as properly come within the scope of the following claims. Y l

What I claim is: n Y l I 1. In a device of the character" described, the combination with a pair .of wheels, an axle, and a tongue, having the usual relation, of a cross bar mounted upon the tongue projecting laterally Vbeyond the wheels, a pairof U-shaped frames, each having its extremity securedk to the said'cross bar, and each extending rearwardly beneath thek axle and having connection therewith, one of the transporting wheels being mounted between the rearwardly extending lportions lof each of said frames', a harrowksection pivotally connected withthe rear end of each frame, j and means establishing a liexible connection between the harrow sections. y y 2. In a device of the character, described,

lthe combination with a pair of transporting j j wheels, anaxle, and a tongue, having the usual relation,y a cross'bar rigidly mounted upon the tongue'lin front of the axle and vprojecting laterally at each end beyond the transporting wheels', a U-shaped frame dis? Vposedat each side ofthe implement, ,its for- `ward extremity being secured'tosaid cross bar, and being inclined Yrear'wardly' ateach 80 kvate-between the rows of plants, the insert i side of the adjacent transporting WheeLiand In testimony whereof I have signed my having connection with the axle, a yoke name to this specification in the presence of member secured at its center to the rear eX- two subscribing witnesses.

tremity of the U-shaped frame, and a har- HARRY W. HARLIN. 5 row section having its forward end pivotally Witnesses:

mounted between the extremities of each C. R. LOCKHART,

s yoke member. W. T. SKINNER.

f Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. Gi 

